Corset



- Sept .13, 1927.

1,642,195 w. 'R. BROCK v CORSET Filed Jan. 2 9. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Se ig 13, 1927.

w. R. BROCK coasm Filed Jan. 29, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Fig. 1';

Patented Sept 13, 1927.

WILLIAM R. BROOK, or .SHEL'IION, oonn scrrou'r; ASSIGNOIB. To M a P consnr GOM- PANY, OF'rDERBY, CONNECTICUT.

.- OFFICE- CORSET.

Application filed January 29, 1924. Serial No. 689,300.

This invention relates to corsets and-more particularly to a type of corset; inwhich are employed devices for adjusting the-garment to the body ofthe wearer so that a comfortable fit will be had and at the same time the desired appearance of the figure willbe produced. It alsopontemplated that proper support and confinement shall be given to various parts of the-body where's'uch is needed. f A

one object of my invention is to provide a" new 'andimproved form ofcorset which shall give the desired form :to .the figure ot' the wearer and at the same time will be comfortable and easily adjusted to the body.

Another object of myinve-ntion isto provide an improved type. of corset Which maybe readily adjusted'to'fit the body of the wearerand at the same time maybe quickly iastened 'or' clasped inplace' when 3 I. 1 i

.A' still further'object'of the invention is the provision of acorset provided with elastic sections or gores, and having means ifor adjusting the tens on placedupon these elastic sections'so that theproperiondesired ap pearance of the figure will be produced, and atthe same time; the corset may" be 'worn with comfort and ease. a

To these and 'other ends the invention consists in the-novel ;t-eatures andcoinbinase -for partsto behereina fter described and claimed. p

p In the accompanying drawings:

Fig, 1 is a perspective view'illustrating a 'corset constructed in accordance, with myinvention Fig. 2 is a'sectional view on' line -2 2*of Fig. 7 3-is an enlarged sectional view through the front portion of thecorset g -Fi'g. 4-is an elevational VIEW on an enlarged scale showing the iront outer portion of' the garment,- and Fig. 5-is View similarto-Fig; 4 showing the innerportion of the garment; or the reversesideof thejpartshown int; Fig. 6 is adragmentary front elevational view of ainodified'formof my invention;

' In; carrying out the present invention; the garment; whichmay be of theclosedback type, as shown, or which -1nay ifdes1red, be divided into sections and provided with back laces; may be made with elastic sections at itsfront portion adjacent the front steels. These elastic sectionsare, of course, yieldin'gand extendfroin the upper to the lower portion of the body of the garment, ,to permit the corset to adjustitselt to the body of the wearer, andwhileconfining the parts of the body: to the desired extent -will yield sufficiently'to prevent any discomfort to the wearer. In orderto adjust to some ext'ent'the tension to which the elastic sections may be subjected, devices arerprovided for taking up thetension'on these. sections so that; after 'the garment isoncefi'ttedto the wearerit is only necessary to secure/it in place by the clasps orho'oks' attachedto the front steels or busks; and by this arrangernent tedious lacing each time the'garinent is-wornis'obviated. "i p In addition," in order to give additional strengthening'and supporting features to the garment, elastic or yielding strips are "con nect-ed, adjacent the elastic sections; to the body of the 'garment'at the inner sidethereof; which improve the wearing qualities of 'thefgarment, as welll'as thecomfort with which it is Worn. I p a VVhile in the garment "shown, the elastic sections as well. "as the adjusting devices therefor-are arranged at the front of the garment. adjacent the busks' it willbe obvious that such sectionsinay"beplaced at-the sides or" at the rear'l'of the garment if desired,

without departing from the rincip 0 the invention in some of its aspects.

"In' the 'drawin'gs Ihave' illustrated a corset comprising" a bodv" portion 10* of the v "closed'back type. and the tiontsteels'ectiOn or busksll and12 provided with" suitable clasps or" the like 13, "by whiclrthe steels may be connected together upon the body of the wearer; Adjacent each front busk and between these busks' and J the one-piece fabri'o'body portion of the garment,'arepro'vid ed the "yieldingfor elastic-sections 14: and '15." These sectionsqa's shown in Figs'l'et'a'nd 5;ma'y preferably be made ofa 'number of short strips of elastic fabric'16' extending circumfe rentially of the-garment, the edges of theseielastic" strips being sewed orotherwise secured together so that a substantially solid elasticor yieldin'g section results; This section: extends-substantially from the upper to-the lower edge ofthe garment and as the front steel sections are somewhat shorter than the body ortions of the garment at the sides thereof, t 1e lowermost elastic strips 17 may be inclined upwardly toward the front steels and overlap to some extent the adjacent strips 16. The inclined or diagonal strips 17 ust referred to, insure the application of proper tension to the lower edge of the garment at the sides thereof so that a smooth and close fit will be produced.

Adjacent each of the front elastic sections an inelastic flap or adjusting member 19 is secured to the body portion 10 of the corset, and a co-operating member 20 is secured to the adjacent edge of the front busk. These two adjusting members 19 and 20 are provided with openings 21 and are designed to be drawn together by means of laces 22, so as to adjust the tension to which the clastic section is subjected. As shown, this adjusting section is somewhat shorter than the body of the garment and does not extend to either the upper or lower edges thereof, although changes in this respect may be made if desired.

Preferably, however, the member 20 is extended at its lower end to provide a down wardly extending strap 23 to which one end of a hose supporter 24 may be connected, the other end of which is connected to the corset adjacent the lower edge of the front steel section or busl: as at 25. The support clasp 26 may be loosely threaded upon the supporter 24 so that the tension may always be equally distributed between the two portions of the supporter. This arrangement assists in maintaining the front of the corset in the proper position and at the same time avoids the obvious impracticability of connecting either end of the hose supporter to the elastic section.

At the inner side of the garment at each side of the front thereof is provided a yielding tension strap 27 preferably made of strong elastic material. As shown in Fig 5, this strap is inclined rearwardly and spans the adjacent elastic section. One end of each of these straps is connected to the front steel section, and the other end connected to the body of the garment at the side thereof as the strap is preferably somewhat longer than the width of the elastic section. This strap serves to give the proper support and confinement to the parts of the. body to which it is adjacent and at the same time reinforces the elastic section and assists it in performing its functions. As the rear end of the strap is connected to the corset body rearwardly of the adjusting flap 19 the tension of this strap is also adjusted to some extent by the laces 22.

It will, of course, be understood that additional hose supporters may be secured to the lower edge of the body of the garment as desired by the wearer, and in some instances, the body of the corset may be divided into two parts which may be laced together in the customary way.

l/Vhen the garment is fitted the laces 22 are loosened and the corset is put on. The laces are then adjusted until the garment properly fits the figure of the wearer, the fabric and non-elastic flaps 19 and 20 serving to confine the portions of the body adjacent thereto and also to adjust the tension upon the elastic sections 14 and 15, as well as upon the straps 27. After the garment has once been fitted as described, no change or manipulation of the laces 22 is necessary and the garment may be conveniently fastened by means of the clasps secured to the front steel sections.

In Fig. 6 of the drawings I have shown a somewhat modified construction wherein the depending strap 23 instead of hanging loosely from the member 20, as shown in Fig. 1, is stitched to the front busk 11 along the adjacent edges of these two members, as shown at 30. In this manner the member 23 is securely held in place, and any tendency of this member to become wrinkled is obviated, and it is caused to lie flatly or smoothly along the front of the garment.

While I have shown and described a preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that it is not to be limited to all the details shown but is capable of modification and variationwithin the spirit of the invention and within the scope of. the appended claims.

What I claim is 1. A corset comprising front steel sections,- an elastic section connected to each of said front steel sections, a fabric body portion extending about the body of the wearer and connected to the opposite edges of said elastic sections, an inner strap at each side of the front steel sections and connected at one end to said section, said straps being inclined rearwardly and upwardly and connected at their other ends to the fabric body portion of the corset at the sides thereof, said straps lying beneath the elastic sections and between the upper and lower ends thereof, and adjusting flaps connected to the front steel sections and to the adjacent edges of the body portion of the garment and adapted to adjust the tension on the elastic sections and on said inner straps.

2. A corset comprising front steel sections, an elastic section connected to each of said front steel sections, a fabric body portion extending about the body of the wearer and connected to the opposite edges of said elastic sections, an inner elastic strap at each side of the front steel sections and connected at one end to said section, said straps being inclined rearwardly and upwardly and connected at their other ends to the fabric body portion of the corset and lying below the elastic sections and between the upper and lower edges thereof, and adjusting flaps secured exteriorly to the body of the corset and designed to adjust the tension on said elastic sections and said elastic strap, one of the adjusting members being extended downwardly to provide a depending strap and a hose supporter connected at one end to said depending strap and at the other end to one of the front steel sections.

3. A corset comprising a body portion and front steel sections, an elastic section adjacent each of the front steel sections and extending from the upper to the lower edges of the garment, said elastic section comprising a plurality of strips arranged substantially horizontally of the body of the wearer,

I the sides of the body portion of the garment being longer than the front steel section, and an inclined elastic strip connecting the lower ends of the front steel sections with the side cent each of the front steel sections and extending from the upper to the lower edges of the garment, said elastic section comprising a plurality of strips arranged substantially horizontally of the body of the wearer, the sides of the body port-ion of the garment being longer than the front steel section, and an inclined elastic strip connecting the lower ends of the front steel sections with the lower ends of the side portions of the garment and forming the lower portion of said elastic section.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 23rd day of January, 1924.

WILLIAM R. BROOK. 

